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Module 1, Unit 2 Inside Out & Back Again

A vocabulary list for Module 1, Unit 2 of Expeditionary Learning's curriculum aligned to the Common Core and based on Thanha Lai's "Inside Out & Back Again"
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  1. significant
    rich in implication
  2. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  3. uprising
    organized opposition to authority
  4. resettlement
    the transportation of people to a new place to live
  5. disruptive
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  6. identity
    the characteristics by which a thing or person is known
  7. generational
    of or relating to a generation
  8. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  9. unified
    formed or joined into a whole
  10. universal
    applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
  11. commonality
    sharing of common attributes
  12. predominantly
    much greater in number or influence
  13. introductory
    serving to open or begin
  14. unique
    the single one of its kind
  15. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  16. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  17. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  18. cite
    make reference to
  19. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  20. citation
    an official award usually given as formal public statement
  21. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
  22. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  23. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  24. mourning
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  25. jasmine
    any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
  26. repatriation
    the act of returning to one's country of origin
  27. ashy
    of a light grey
  28. devastation
    the state of being decayed or destroyed
  29. envision
    imagine, conceive of, or see in one's mind
  30. evacuee
    a person who has been moved out of a dangerous place
  31. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  32. totalitarianism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  33. varied
    characterized by diversity
  34. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  35. inconsistent
    displaying a lack of regularity
  36. minimal
    the least possible
  37. severity
    excessive sternness
  38. traumatic
    psychologically painful
  39. reception
    the act of taking in
  40. resiliency
    ability of a material to return to its original shape
  41. ration
    a fixed portion that is allotted
  42. widow
    a woman whose husband is dead, especially if not remarried
  43. butcher
    a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
  44. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  45. persecution
    causing someone to suffer
  46. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  47. lacquer
    a black resinous substance that is used as a natural varnish
  48. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
  49. racism
    the prejudice that one people are superior to another
  50. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
  51. stalking
    the act of following prey stealthily
  52. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  53. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  54. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  55. migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  56. pouch
    a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
Created on Tue Nov 12 19:47:25 EST 2013

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